Information discovery in share lockups: Evidence from the split-share structure reform in China

Financial Management

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1001-1027

  Liao, Li ^a   Liu, Bibo ^a   Wang, Hao ^a  

^a Tsinghua University   (China)

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EID: 83155184740     PISSN: 00463892     EISSN: 1755053X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-053X.2011.01169.x     Document Type: Article

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